Samkit Faith Practice Liberation

SR No.: 007764
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amit B Bhansali
Publisher: Amit B Bhansali
Publication Year: 2015
Total Pages: 447
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 7 MB

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In case the samyakdrishti had bound rebirth before attaining samyaktva, it is possible that he/she may have bound rebirth in hell. But even in hell, his own sins and misdeeds shall pain him more deeply than anything he could possibly suffer in hell. His anguish over his misdeeds shall scathe him far more deeply than the punishment inflicted on his body in hell. This is due to his undertstanding about the reality after attaining samyaktva.
"Jyotishkavyantaratvam cha kudevataam sarvaa striyam. Bhaavanatvam na gacchati vaahanatvam sudrishtayah"
Prashnottarashraavakaachaara, verse 11.83 ~Samyagdharshana; (Author: Ashokmuni, Publisher: Diwaakarjyoti Karyaalaya, Byaawar (Rajasthan), year 1981) Owing to the influence of samyaktva, the soul is not born as a bhavanavaasii <mansion-dwelling), vyantara {peripatetic) or jyotishii {stellar} type of deva celestial being}. Nor is he born in the lower strata of vaimanika devas {empyrean celestial beings such as kilvishika {menial} or aabhiyogika (prosecutors} categories. Nor is he born as a female of the species in the celestial, human and subhuman classes of beings.
Till the time the samyakdrishti attains complete viitaraaga {transcendental detachment he feels an unselfish love for his society, his motherland, the world, his endogamous group, his faith and the followers of his faith. His love is prashasta {laudable since it is the result of affection, compassion, amity, tenderness, equanimity and delight in the goodness of others that his soul is endowed with. It is certain that only the soul which is free from the malefic effects of anantaanubandhii (incessant anger, arrogance, artifice and avarice and has either annihilated, suppressed or part-annihilated and part-suppressed the samyaktva mohaniiya (partially enlightened perception}, mithyaatva mohaniiya {deluded perception and mishra mohaniiya (mixed perception. Such a situation causes the samyakdrishti who has not yet attained omniscience to earn merits (punyas).
Question: If attachment and affection are bad, then is the prashasta laudable} attachment that a samyakdrishti feels appropriate for the spiritual progress of the soul?
Answer: The final goal of the samyakdrishti is viitaraaga {transcendental detachment]. And the samyakdrishti only journeys on the path of liberation. But till the time the soul attains complete and absolute viitaraaga, he shall have to occupy his mind somewhere. If he does not channel his attention on laudable avenues, they will run into unworthy avenues and further harm his soul. Hence, in order to save oneself from unworthy attachment, it is better to divert one's consciousness towards the meritorious. Shubha raaga {laudable attachment} shall strengthen the punya {quantum of merits accrued by the soul. As punyas are the harbingers of favourable situations, joy, wealth, position, etc., the samyakdrishti with shubha raaga shall experience these situations without actively seeking them. Favourable situations shall help speed up his spiritual journey and convert adverse conditions into profitable situations.
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